Combining the performance of one's job duties with calling others to Allah
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Question:
One of the questioners asks, and it seems the matter of trust in his work has confused him. He is required at his workplace to perform the work he is ordered to do, and at the same time he is commanded by Allah the Exalted to call to what is good. How can he reconcile performing his work with calling to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, he performs the work. The job he has been entrusted with is required of him, and he receives a salary from the state in return for it, so he performs the work. Through that, he calls those around him—his colleagues and the people of his department—to Allah. He is connected to the work and calls those around him. The one who calls his colleagues, or the department he is in, if he sees a defect or something of what is wrong, he corrects it by the appropriate means. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
One of the questioners asks, and it seems the matter of trust in his work has confused him. He is required at his workplace to perform the work he is ordered to do, and at the same time he is commanded by Allah the Exalted to call to what is good. How can he reconcile performing his work with calling to Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Yes, he performs the work. The job he has been entrusted with is required of him, and he receives a salary from the state in return for it, so he performs the work. Through that, he calls those around him—his colleagues and the people of his department—to Allah. He is connected to the work and calls those around him. The one who calls his colleagues, or the department he is in, if he sees a defect or something of what is wrong, he corrects it by the appropriate means. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
الحكمة في الدعوة إلى الله — alfawzan.live (58:24)
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